Junk DNA Deforms Salamander Bodies
Yet the unfit creatures survive, challenging our long-held view of evolution -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car
Battery packs can cost tens of thousands of dollars and represent up to 50 percent of an EV's price tag, often making it uneconomical to replace them......»»
Satellite powered by 48 AA batteries and a $20 microprocessor shows a low-cost way to reduce space junk
Common sense suggests that space missions can only happen with multimillion-dollar budgets, materials built to withstand the unforgiving conditions beyond Earth's atmosphere, and as a result of work done by highly trained specialists......»»
System Shock gets May 30 PC release date after successful demo
It's been a long road since the project's 2016 Kickstarter funding. Enlarge / Nearly 30 years later, a room full of dismembered bodies looks a lot more vivid. We'll have to wait just a bit longer for Nightdive Studios'.....»»
Scientists call for global push to eliminate space junk
Scientists have called for a legally binding treaty to ensure Earth's orbit isn't irreparably harmed by the future expansion of the global space industry......»»
New insights into cellular "bridges" shed light on development, disease
Most cells in the bodies of living things duplicate their contents and physically separate into new cells through the process of cell division. But across many species, germ cells, those that become eggs or sperm, don't fully separate. They remain in.....»»
ISS forced to steer clear of a functioning satellite
Orbital adjustments by the space station are usually caused by approaching space junk, but earlier this week something else was spotted coming its way......»»
Even Hubble’s seeing a growing number of satellite tracks
An analysis of past Hubble images shows an increasing number of satellite tracks. Enlarge (credit: NASA) A combination of space junk and a growing constellation of functional satellites like SpaceX's Starlink have astron.....»»
Warming and overfishing could switch the role of fishes in the marine carbon cycle
Bony fish are more often recognized as food sources than as carbon regulators. They provide an array of services relevant to climate change mitigation. For instance, they store carbon within their bodies as they grow and export it to deep seas throug.....»»
Nissan credit rating cut to junk by S&P with profit, sales seen remaining weak
Nissan's profitability will continue to lag behind its competitors for the next one to two years S&P said, as supply-chain issues persist......»»
Purification of DNA nanostructures from hydrophobic aggregates
Researchers in Japan have developed a new method for purifying cholesterol-modified DNA nanostructures that could be used to functionalize molecular robot bodies (lipid vesicles). The study was a collaboration between Yusuke Sato of Kyushu Institute.....»»
Drug from cancer chemotherapy helps fight deadly fungal infections
There are up to 10,000 fungal spores in every cubic meter of air that can enter our bodies when we breathe them in. Some of these belong to the species Aspergillus fumigatus, a widespread fungus found everywhere in the environment......»»
Exploring chaos on the nanometer scale
Chaotic behavior is typically known from large systems: for example, from weather, from asteroids in space that are simultaneously attracted by several large celestial bodies, or from swinging pendulums that are coupled together. On the atomic scale,.....»»
Study explains how Enceladus ejects particles from oceans beneath its surface
Although it is relatively small, Enceladus—the sixth largest of Saturn's 83 moons—has been considered by astronomers to be one of the more compelling bodies in our solar system......»»
Outlook users express alarm as inboxes flood with spam
Microsoft Outlook users were having to deal with inboxes full of spam on Monday after filters that usually send them to the junk folder stopped working......»»
Cyanobacterial blooms can also occur at colder temperatures, even under ice
Mass developments of cyanobacteria, so-called blue-green algae blooms, repeatedly threaten the quality of water bodies and drinking water resources worldwide. Cyanobacteria are considered to be heat-loving, and massive algal blooms are reported mainl.....»»
PSA: Outlook spam filters aren’t working for many; may want to silence notifications
If you use Microsoft Outlook, and your inbox is full of junk this morning, it’s not just you: Many users are reporting that Outlook spam filters aren’t working … more… The post PSA: Outlook spam filters aren’t working for many; may w.....»»
How to Protect Your Kids From Adult Content—Without Censorship
Age verification laws miss the point. It’s time to talk to your children honestly not just about what they might see online, but about their own bodies......»»
New antioxidants found in beef, chicken and pork
Imidazole dipeptides (IDPs), which are abundant in meat and fish, are substances produced in the bodies of various animals, including humans, and have been reported to be effective in relieving fatigue and preventing dementia. However, the physiologi.....»»
More lunar missions means more space junk around the Moon—two astronomers are building a catalog to track the trash
Scientists and government agencies have been worried about the space junk surrounding Earth for decades. But humanity's starry ambitions are farther reaching than the space just around Earth. Ever since the 1960s with the launch of the Apollo program.....»»
Dwarf planet hosts a ring that’s unexpectedly far from the planet
At that distance, the ring should condense into a moon. Why hasn't it? Enlarge / Prior to this, Quaoar (lower left) looked like a very average Kuiper belt object. (credit: NASA) Many bodies in the Solar System have rings.....»»